Orbital ATK and U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center Announce Long-Term Support Agreement
September 05 2017 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Company to Help Air Force Sustain the
Nation’s Most Advanced Military Aircraft
Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies, announced today it has entered into a partnership
agreement with the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center to help
support the nation’s most advanced military aircraft. The
public-private partnership incorporates complementary,
state-of-the-art composite aerostructure design, manufacturing and
inspection capabilities at The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex,
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma; The Ogden Air Logistics Center,
Hill Air Force Base, Utah; The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center,
Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and Orbital ATK's Aerospace
Structures Division headquartered in Clearfield, Utah.
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Scott Lehr (L), President, Orbital ATK
Flight Systems Group and U.S. Air Force Lt Gen Lee Levy (R) sign
Partnership Agreement for strategic teaming to address future
composite aerostructure needs. (Photo: Business Wire)
This partnership agreement will facilitate strategic teaming to
address future composite aerostructure needs on new aircraft
platforms or the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of existing
platforms. The combined capability of the three U.S. Air Force MRO
depots that comprise the Sustainment Center and Orbital ATK will
enable opportunities to assist each other in on-going programs and
contracts.
"It is remarkable that the world’s leading centers for advanced
composite fabrication can partner long-term to increase the
efficiency and effectiveness of all operations involved and
ultimately increase the speed at which aircraft are repaired and
returned to the field,” said U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Lee
Levy, Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel
Command, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
"This partnership is a great opportunity to combine the
complementary capabilities in advanced composite materials
fabrication, test and inspection held by the U.S. Air Force
Sustainment Center and Orbital ATK to increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of both operations,” said Steve Earl, Vice President
and General Manager of Orbital ATK's Aerospace Structures Division.
“We have great admiration for the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center
and are honored to enter into this partnership agreement.”
The U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center has a long history of
providing sustainment and logistics readiness to deliver combat
power for America. Included within this sustainment activity are
advanced composite structures fabrication, inspection and repair
capabilities that have been vital to the MRO of the nation’s most
advanced military aircraft. Orbital ATK has been extensively
involved in the design, development and fabrication of multiple
composite structures ranging from filament wound rocket motor cases
produced since the 1950's to critical structural components for
advanced military aircraft, such as the Lockheed Martin F-35
Lightning II combat fighter, and new-generation commercial
platforms, such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350
widebody aircraft.
About Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies. The company designs, builds and delivers space,
defense and aviation systems for customers around the world, both
as a prime contractor and merchant supplier. Its main products
include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile
products, subsystems and defense electronics; precision weapons,
armament systems and ammunition; satellites and associated space
components and services; and advanced aerospace structures.
Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, Orbital ATK employs
approximately 13,000 people across the U.S. and in several
international locations. For more information, visit
www.orbitalatk.com.
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